Chap. I. O///^^ SALMON. 131 



yet they will labour harder to get out of the 

 Sea into the Rivers, in order to fpawn, or 

 poflefs the Pleafures that they have formerly 

 found there. To this End, they will force 

 themfelves thro' Flood-gates, or over Weirs, 

 Hedges, Stops in the Water, even to a 

 Height beyond common Belief. Gefner fpeaks 

 of fuch Places as are known to be more than 

 eight Foot above Water. And our Camhden 

 mentions the like Wonder in Pembroke/hire^ 

 where the River Tivy falls into the Sea, and 

 the Fall is fo perpendicular, and fo high, that 

 the People {land in Amaze at the Strength and 

 Slight by which the Salmon ufe to gain the Af- 

 cent. The Manner of it, and the Height of the 

 Place are fo remarkable, that it is known by 

 the Name of the Salmon-leap^ and is thus de- 

 fer i bed by our old Bard Michael Drayton^ in 

 his Polylhion, 



And when the Salmon feeks a frejher Stream 

 to find^ 

 (Which hither from the Sea comes yearly hy hi^s 



Kind) 

 As be towards Seafon grows ^ and fletns the wa-^ 



try Tratf^ 

 JVhcre Tivy falling down^ makes an high Ca- 

 taract ; 

 Forced by the rifing Rocks that there his Courfe 



oppofe. 

 As iho' within her Bounds they meant him to in- 

 clofe : 



Here 



